North Korean propaganda media stated: "Our revolutionary strong army is keenly watching every move by enemy elements with our nuclear sight focused on the U.S invasionary bases not only in South Korea and the Pacific operation theatre but also in the U.S mainland."

The hermit kingdom has already fired a Scud missile this month as part of a series of tests to ready their dreaded mid-range ICBM.

Dastardly dictator Kim Jong-un has indicated their next test is coming soon, and could coincide with the 105th birthday of North Korea's founding president